Aaron J. Louie
Background
Undergrad in Biology, Psychology, Pre-med. Hobby of web design became my profession, which morphed into information architecture and user-centered design. Graduate degree in Library & Information Science from UW. Tried out being a librarian for a year. UX Architect for Ascentium for 3 years. Now at ZAAZ and loving every minute of it.
Obsessions
Facilitating strategic planning and prioritization. Collaborating with peers and other disciplines, especially design and optimization. Achieving perfect flow through mastery of the tools (stickies, whiteboard, paper, Visio). Appropriate use of deliverables. Strengthening the local community of IAs and user experience professionals.
Discussions
We're here early!
--Kristen and I arrived in Miami a few days early to relax and do some sightseeing. We've already explored Brickell Village, where there's an excelle...
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Blog Posts
Crazy idea of the month: revolutionize banking
--Why hasn't the internet fundamentally changed the way banking is done? Here are some crazy ideas we came up with about how banks could take advanta...
A permaculture approach to social media
--Treat your site like a hyper-local, self-sustainable, fertile permaculture.
Solution to the world\’s energy problems
--If I had a trillion dollars, I\’d solve the United State\’s energy problems:\r\n\r\n1. Invest in research for cheaper, more efficient, ...
Solution to the world’s energy problems
--If I had a trillion dollars, I’d solve the United State’s energy problems: 1. Invest in research for cheaper, more efficient, mass-pro...
InfoCamp article in the ASIS&T Bulletin
--I wrote an article about InfoCamp 2007 for the June/July ‘08 issue of the ASIS&T Bulletin. It tells the story of how we came up with the...
InfoCamp article in the ASIS&T Bulletin
--I wrote an article about InfoCamp 2007 for the June/July ‘08 issue of the ASIS&T Bulletin. It tells the story of how we came up with the...
Interactive Strategy
--New blog post about strategy and interaction design over at the ZAAZ Blogs.
Interactive Strategy
--New blog post about strategy and interaction design over at the ZAAZ Blogs.
Learning from sustainable garden design
--My wife and I are in the process of re-designing our yard, since we need to take care of some urgent drainage and landscaping issues. Last night, w...
Learning from sustainable garden design
--My wife and I are in the process of re-designing our yard, since we need to take care of some urgent drainage and landscaping issues. Last night, w...
The Blended Agenda Matrix
--At the 2008 IA Summit in Miami this last weekend, I and 40 other user experience practitioners showcased their work on the first annual Wall Of Del...
The Blended Agenda Matrix
--At the 2008 IA Summit in Miami this last weekend, I and 40 other user experience practitioners showcased their work on the first annual Wall Of Del...
The myth of the noble user
--Every time I venture into the wide world beyond my daily haunts, I encounter people that, to put it bluntly, annoy the hell out of me. You know the...
The myth of the noble user
--Every time I venture into the wide world beyond my daily haunts, I encounter people that, to put it bluntly, annoy the hell out of me. You know the...
On strategy
--I’ve been realizing more and more that the crucial role user experience architects play in the software and web design process is that of a s...
On strategy
--I’ve been realizing more and more that the crucial role user experience architects play in the software and web design process is that of a s...
Perfect is the enemy of the good
--As a result of lessons learned the hard way throughout my career and in my personal life, I’ve learned to stop worrying about perfection. In ...
Perfect is the enemy of the good
--As a result of lessons learned the hard way throughout my career and in my personal life, I’ve learned to stop worrying about perfection. In ...
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
--At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fanta...
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
--At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fanta...
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
--At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fanta...
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
--At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fanta...
Betty Crocker vs. The Colonel
--At the IA Summit this year, an area of the conference will be devoted to showcasing project artifacts: The Wall of Deliverables. It’s a fanta...
The power of the sexy deliverable
--Never underestimate the power of a well-designed, informative, visually-appealing document. I’ve learned that if there’s something need...
The heartbreak of wireframes
--As a user experience architect, it’s always disappointing to see my wireframes implemented as graphic design with little more than a color tr...
The busiest library branch…
--… is the library’s website. So why is there only one person running it? A certain large local public library system has that one poor s...
Radical Transparency
--I’ve been pondering lately the apparent contradiction between collegial collaboration and corporate competition. This issue became all the mo...
I’m on Confab!
--I throw my opinions in with five other fellow mid-30s Seattleites on the Confab podcast about the terrible customer experience of credit reporting ...
Reviving ASIS&T PNW
--I’ve been appointed chair of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of ASIS&T for 2007. The chapter has been mostly inactive over the last two yea...
Zantorg the Magnificent
--She drew herself to her full height, grasping the ground with her toes, clutching at the fabric of the universe with her fingertips, palming entire...
Facilitating human interoperability
--[Yes, it’s been almost 2 months. Yes, I know, I’m a terrible blogger. Work gets in the way.] Pursuant to my previous post “On Sys...
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Comments
Hi there! I met you at Infocamp last fall - I was the UBC contingent of one. : ) Hope to see you in Miami - maybe we Pacific Northwest people can meet up for a coffee? Kristina